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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 647 · 40 questions
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Speaker's tip (Tall, still, open): Helpful: standing tall, feet steady and apart, relaxed shoulders, open hands, facing the audience, natural gestures. Distracting: slouching, swaying, arms crossed tightly, hands deep in pockets, fiddling, tapping your foot, your back to the audience. Gestures show a number, a size, something to look at or a feeling — they must match your words. When not gesturing, rest your hands at your sides.

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  1. 1.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  4. 4.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
  6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
  8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
  9. 9.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  14. 14.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  18. 18.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
  21. 21.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  25. 25.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
  27. 27.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
  30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
  33. 33.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
  36. 36.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
  38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart

Answer key

  1. tall, feet steady
  2. helpful
  3. shows a feeling
  4. shows size
  5. relaxed shoulders
  6. relaxed at your sides
  7. standing tall
  8. hold it up to show
  9. True
  10. shows a number
  11. chin up
  12. chin up
  13. helpful
  14. True
  15. True
  16. distracting
  17. shows a number
  18. shows a number
  19. helpful
  20. open hands
  21. False
  22. helpful
  23. shoulders back, open
  24. helpful
  25. True
  26. calm, still feet
  27. True
  28. helpful
  29. touching your hair a lot
  30. True
  31. False
  32. slouching
  33. False
  34. matches your words
  35. swaying side to side
  36. shows size
  37. arms crossed tightly
  38. True
  39. True
  40. back to the audience

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